House debates
Thursday, 4 September 2014
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- Ministerial Statements (0 speeches)
- G20: OECD Tax and Transparency (6 speeches)
by leave— Introduction If we are to unleash the productive capacity of Australia's economy, create new jobs and unlock innovation, foreign investment is essential. That is why this...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Statements by Members (0 speeches)
- Superannuation (1 speech)
Over the last two days, we have seen this government open a new front on its war on young people in Australia. Not content with destroying the dreams of students around the country through plans...
- Small Business (1 speech)
Small business is the engine room of the economy and it is a major source of jobs. It encapsulates the spirit of having a go and being prepared to put your ideas on the line, making your...
- Superannuation (1 speech)
This is a government of the top end of town, by the top end of town and for the top end of town. Nowhere is this more evident than in their budget and that dirty, dodgy deal that they did with...
- Rotary (1 speech)
I wish to acknowledge today all of the students who recently took part in two public speaking competitions hosted by Rotary clubs in my electorate of Deakin. I applaud the Rotary clubs for...
- Superannuation (1 speech)
On 6 April 2013, Prime Minister Abbott said: Our clear, categoric commitment to the Australian people is that we are not going to make unexpected, adverse changes to superannuation. Again, we...
- National Literacy and Numeracy Week (1 speech)
Last week I joined with students at Tuggerah Public School to celebrate National Literacy and Numeracy Week and to participate in Read for Australia. Tuggerah Public School may be known as 'the...
- Superannuation (1 speech)
Yesterday the member for Fairfax presented the government with a birthday cake and our Prime Minister blew out the candles. Together, they ensured that nine mining companies would pay less tax...
- Petrie Electorate: Mousetrap Theatre (1 speech)
I would like to acknowledge a local theatre in my electorate, the Mousetrap Theatre, for the sense of community it brings to the Redcliffe Peninsula. The theatre encourages locals of all ages to...
- Superannuation (1 speech)
Before the election, Tony Abbott said, 'Our clear, categorical commitment to the Australian people is that we are not going to make unexpected, adverse changes to superannuation.' But, thanks to...
- Russia: Media (1 speech)
I wish to raise my concern about the activities of RT, or Russian television. RT is a soft-power, English language, government controlled media outlet. Seven hundred journalists and an estimated...
- Indi Electorate: Renewable Energy (1 speech)
I believe that rural and regional Australia holds the key to renewable energy. In my electorate of Indi, individuals, communities and businesses are leading the way by installing solar and other...
- Capricornia Electorate: Edward Lloyd Park (1 speech)
I rise to acknowledge a major makeover currently underway at Edward Lloyd Park, at Marian, in my electorate of Capricornia. This important redevelopment is worth $825,000. Marian is a small and...
- Superannuation (1 speech)
Fourteen times, the Australian public was promised there would be 'no unexpected, adverse changes to superannuation', yet this week we saw an adverse change to superannuation. As a result of what...
- Barker Electorate: Meritorious Service Awards (1 speech)
I was privileged recently to see Margaret Considine and Nevin Lamont awarded Meritorious Service Awards by the Prime Minister, a rare honour bestowed upon very few people across the country....
- Superannuation (1 speech)
This week, the Prime Minister has betrayed tens of thousands of people in my electorate in Newcastle by freezing increases to the superannuation guarantee and by abolishing the low-income...
- Corangamite Electorate: Brae Restaurant (1 speech)
I rise to congratulate chef Dan Hunter and his staff for the amazing success they have achieved with their Birregurra restaurant Brae. In its first year of operation, it has been named the Age...
- Diplomatic Representation: Ukraine (1 speech)
The decision to open an embassy in Kiev is a decision which has emerged from the long work of this parliament. Australia is diplomatically unrepresented in that part of the world, in a country of...
- Robertson Electorate: MAX Employment (1 speech)
I amproud to raise the important work that MAX Employment is doing to help mature aged workers seek and find meaningful employment in my electorate of Robertson. MAX Employment is an employment...
- Superannuation (1 speech)
I rise to condemn the government for its shameful decision on superannuation yesterday. Obviously those opposite do not understand superannuation and the great benefits it brings to both...
- McEvoy, Mr Ted (2 speeches)
I would like to recognise today Ted McEvoy, a Vietnam veteran who spent 20 years in the Royal Australian Air Force. He has spent much of his life serving others, whether in the military or in the...
- Ministerial Arrangements (0 speeches)
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I call the honourable the Acting Prime Minister.
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Australia Fund (17 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the government's broken promises on not doing deals with minor parties. Will the Treasurer, right here, right now, rule out creating a government owned...
- Infrastructure (10 speeches)
My question is addressed to the Acting Prime Minister. Will the Acting Prime Minister update the House on the government's achievements over the last 12 months in fast-tracking vital...
- Distinguished Visitors (0 speeches)
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I would like to advise the House that we have with us the Rt Hon. Hugo Swire MP from the United Kingdom. He is the Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and he is together...
- Questions without Notice (0 speeches)
- Infrastructure (33 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. I refer to the coalition's promise to have cranes in the sky and bulldozers working on new...
- Asylum Seekers (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection on something that concerns us all. Will the minister update the House on the implementation of the government's full suite of...
- Budget (2 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. I refer to the government's broken promise never to do deals with minor parties. Why is the Treasurer willing to cut pensions and family payments but not rule...
- Alcohol Abuse (4 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Health. Minister, recently the Alcohol's burden of disease report found that alcohol kills 15 Australians and hospitalises 430 ever day. But Canberra continues...
- Operation Bring Them Home (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Justice. Will the minister update the House on the role of the Australian Federal Police in Operation Bring them Home?
- Economy (4 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. Before the last election the Prime Minister promised to create a million new jobs. Given that unemployment is at a 10-year high and his government has...
- Budget (4 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. Will the Treasurer outline the importance of fixing the budget, and how will the repeal of the mining tax help to repair the budget?
- Superannuation (5 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. The freezing of the superannuation guarantee will mean that an average income earner aged 25 will lose around $100,000 by the time they retire. Can...
- Mining (9 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Industry. Will the minister advise the House how the government is working to put the right policy settings in place in order to support and regain...
- Superannuation (14 speeches)
My question is to the Treasurer. The Treasurer's scrapping of the low-income superannuation contribution will mean that a woman earning $37,000 a year will lose $500 for every year of her working...
- Trade with Korea (2 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister, representing the Minister for Trade and Investment. Will the minister update the House on the outcome of the inquiry by the Joint Standing Committee...
- University Fees (20 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. Last year, the minister said the government was not considering increases to university fees, because: … we promised that we wouldn’t and...
- Infrastructure (6 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Communications. Will the minister explain to the House why it is important for the government to receive informed advice before decisions are made to fund major...
- University Fees (15 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for Education. I refer to a media release still on the minister's website—Pyne Online—titled 'Coalition will not cap places or raise HECS' Given the...
- Home Insulation Program (2 speeches)
My question is to the Minister for the Environment. Will the minister advise the House of the findings of the royal commission into the failings of the Home Insulation Program? What can we all...
- Abbott Government (4 speeches)
My question is to the Acting Prime Minister. It has been one year since this government began its assault on Australian families, jobs, hospitals, schools and pensioners. No wonder Australians...
- National Security (3 speeches)
My question is to the Assistant Minister for Defence. I refer the minister to Australia's continued draw-down of operations in Afghanistan and the return home of Australian Defence Force...
- Questions without Notice: Additional Answers (0 speeches)
- Budget (1 speech)
In response to a question about the mining tax I said, 'last year alone Australia exported 181.4 million tonnes of iron ore—7.7 tonnes of iron ore for every man, woman and child in...
- Documents (0 speeches)
- Presentation (1 speech)
Documents are presented as listed in the schedule circulated to honourable members. Details of the documents will be recorded in the Votes and Proceedings.
- Matters of Public Importance (0 speeches)
- Abbott Government (56 speeches)
I have received a letter from the honourable member for Grayndler proposing that a definite matter of public importance be submitted to the House for discussion, namely: The Government’s...
- Committees (0 speeches)
- Public Works Committee; Approval of Work (1 speech)
I move: That, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Works Committee Act 1969, it is expedient to carry out the following proposed work which was referred to the Parliamentary Standing...
- Bills (0 speeches)
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Aged Care (1 speech)
One year ago, the Prime Minister promised there would be no surprises and no excuses from a new coalition government. But, one year later, what have we seen? A new GP tax, increases in the petrol...
- Abbott Government (1 speech)
Following on from that very negative contribution, I say there is great bipartisanship on issues like dementia. However, it is timely for me to talk about the achievements of the government one...
- Media Freedom (1 speech)
In 2004, Zack de la Rocha, from Rage Against the Machine, dedicated this poem to journalists around the world: Eyes Upon The Eyes You're the eyes upon the eyes and upon the batons that pound...
- Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (1 speech)
If we based our hopes for future generations on media reports alone, it would be understandable to feel pessimistic and concerned. However, I recently had the privilege of again participating in...
- Health Data Linkage (1 speech)
In late July, I was invited to a lecture at UWA. It had an intriguing title and I thought I would rock on down. The title was 'Health, political arithmetic and public accountability: bringing...
- Vietnam Veterans Day (2 speeches)
It is a Monday morning, Madam Speaker, and I am in Princes Way, Drouin. People are coming out of the early morning light. I am sitting in my car waiting for Michelle Grattan or Paul Bongiorno to...
- Constituency Statements (0 speeches)
- Steel, Mr Kurt (2 speeches)
I rise to talk of Mr Kurt Steel. In a political life you will encounter the odd adversary. That is the unfortunate experience for many young people who approach our Labor movement, beaming with...
- Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program (1 speech)
The ADF parliamentary exchange program offers a unique experience for Australian Defence Force members to shadow a member of parliament and for members and senators to have firsthand experience...
- Holt Electorate: Multiple Sclerosis (1 speech)
I rise today to congratulate the team behind the Casey 24 Hour Mega Swim, which took place on Saturday, 5 July and on Sunday, 6 July at Casey RACE, in Cranbourne. The 24 Hour Mega Swim began in...
- O'Connor Electorate: Roads to Recovery (1 speech)
I rise today to speak about the Roads to Recovery program and the financial assistance grants that greatly benefit the 43 local governments in my electorate of O'Connor. Recently, we have had...
- Calwell Electorate (1 speech)
Today I would like to speak about two very significant events that have occurred in my electorate. Firstly, I congratulate three local outstanding students who have excelled academically and,...
- Davistown RSL Club (1 speech)
I am delighted to announce in this chamber this morning that Davistown RSL Sub-Branch has been awarded a $4,000 grant from the federal government as part of the Saluting Their Service...
- Barwon Community Legal Service (1 speech)
I speak today to raise my concerns over the new funding arrangements that the federal government has imposed on our community legal centres. Community legal centres such as the Barwon Community...
- Dobell Electorate: Returned Service Personnel (1 speech)
As Australians, it is our duty to remember the sacrifice of our national service men and women—the sacrifice that today means we enjoy rights and freedoms envied around the world. Although...
- Maynard, Mr Jim (1 speech)
It was a pleasure last Saturday to attend the Tregear Festival, an annual event that has been a terrific drawcard for our local community and allows us to showcase much of the local talent in our...
- Riverina Electorate: Board Diversity Scholarship Program (2 speeches)
I was delighted yesterday when I learned that two Wagga Wagga women, Simone Jolliffe and Genevieve Smith , had won scholarships through the federal government's Board Diversity Scholarship...
- Statements on Indulgence (0 speeches)
- Iraq (21 speeches)
This parliament is again debating the question of when we should intervene as a sovereign nation to assist another sovereign nation where lives are threatened. This is an issue on which I have...
- Adjournment (0 speeches)
- Brain Cancer, Mark Hughes Foundation (3 speeches)
Many people are unaware that brain cancer is one of the most lethal cancers of all. It is the leading killer of people under the age of 39 and children under the age of 10, yet it receives very...
- Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (1 speech)
Members in this place would have heard me speak before about my work with the forgotten Australians and the need for all victims of child sexual abuse to have their voices heard. On 12 November...
- Climate Change (1 speech)
'The first duty of a government is to protect its people,' the Prime Minister is fond of telling us. But unfortunately our Prime Minister has been abjectly failing in this duty when it comes to...
